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CONTACT:
C/O Russ Tabbert
9 College Park Road
Grinnell, IA 50112
1-641-236-6600 or
rtabbert@iowatelecom.net
DESCRIPTION:
A local chapter of the National Audubon Society, Tallgrass Prairie Audubon Society is focused on conservation. The majority of active members are from the Grinnell area. The mission of Audubon is "to conserve and restore natural eco-systems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity." Our chapter holds nature walks at various natural areas, hosts events at our preserves and sponsors public programs.
Volunteers: The Sugar Creek Audubon Nature Sanctuary is 5 miles west of Grinnell just off Highway 6. It is a 49-acre woodland with several small prairie remnants and a small prairie reconstruction.The property is a former Camp Fire Girls camp. One ongoing task that a volunteer might be interested in is cutting small shrubs using hand tools (loppers and pruning saws). This also involves squirting a chemical on the cut stem to prevent re-sprouting. There are also, from time to time, other physical labor tasks that we need or want to do. The Blue Point Woods Audubon Nature Sanctuary, located 10 miles southeast of Grinnell, welcomes more academic activities, for example, biological research projects. Or, someone might be interested in delving into the human history of one of the preserves. Species inventories would also be very useful.
HOURS:
Contact Russ Tabbert, listed above, for more information.
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